英语词汇firecracker的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	firecracker
词源	firecracker. Firecrackers were called crackers in England, be- cause of the sound they make when ignited, long before they became known as firecrackers here because a distinction had to be made between them and the “crackers” Americans eat, which are called “biscuits” in England.
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